KNOW THIS Flashcards

1
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S/E of b-agonists

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Hypokalemia

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IF: granular pattern of immune complex deposition; LM: diffuse capillary thickening

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membranous GN or Diffuse Proliferative GN

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IF: granular pattern of IC deposition; LM: hyper cellular glomeruli

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Acute PSGN

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IF: deposition of IgG, IgM, IgA, C3 in the mesangium

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Acute PSGN

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EM: sub endothelial humps and “tram-track” appearance

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Membranoproliferative GN

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Crescent formation in glomeruli

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RPGN

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LM: segmental sclerosis & hyalinosis

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Focal Segmental glomerulosclerosis

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EM: spiking if the GBM d/t electron-dense sub epithelial deposits

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Membranous GN

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9
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Heparin MOA

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enhances Anti-thrombin III activity, blocking thrombin

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10
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Thrombolytics MOA

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activate plasmin to degrade fibrin

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11
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Warfarin MOA

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inhibit epoxide reductase (recycles Vit k)

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12
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Absence of HGPRTase

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Lesch-Nyhan

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13
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Aldolase B deficiency

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Fructose intolerance

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14
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Cystathionine Synthase deficiency

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Homocysteinuria

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15
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Galactose-1-phosphate UDT deficiency

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Galactosemia

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16
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MR, HSM, cataracts

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Galactosemia

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17
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Tyrosinase deficiency

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Albinism

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18
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Burr cells/Echinocytes are seen w/

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kidney disease (uremia) (regular spiking of RBC)

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Acanthocytes/Spur cells are seen w/

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abetalipoproteinemia, Liver ds (irregular RBC spiking)

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20
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Deficiency of spectrin or ankyrin

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Hereditary spherocytosis

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21
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Target cells are seen w/

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“THAL” Thalassemia, HbC, Asplenia, Liver Ds

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22
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Sideroblasts are seen w/

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sideroblastic anemia (iron in mito)

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23
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“spike and dome” appearance

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Membranous GN

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24
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“Tram-track” appliance of sub endothelial humps

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Membranoproliferative GN

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25
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rate-limiting enzyme of heme synthesis

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ALA synthase (glycine + succinyl-CoA -> delta-ALA)

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26
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Acute Intermittent Porphyria Sx

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abd pain, red urine, polyneuropathy, psych disturbances

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27
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Acute Intermittent Porphyria - enzyme deficiency?

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porphobilinogen

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28
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Acute Intermittent Porphyria - Tx

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Heme & glucose (negative feedback to ALA synthase)

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29
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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda - Sx

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blistering of skin, photosensitive, tea-colored urine, hypertrichosis, facial hyperpigmentation

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30
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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda - enzyme deficiency

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Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase

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31
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Lead poisoning Sx

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encephalopathy, foot/wrist drop, lead lines on gingiva, abd pain, basophilic stippling

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32
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Lead poisoning Tx

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EDTA/succimer, if severe -> Dimercaprol

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33
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Lead poisoning MOA

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inhibits heme synthesis (blocks ALA dehydratase & Ferrochelatase)

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34
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Tumors that can cause polycythemia vera

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Pheochromocytoma, Renal cell carcinoma, HCC, Hemangioblastoma

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35
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Shine-Delgarno element

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downstream from AUG start codon in prokaryotes, recognizes 16S rRNA & 30S subunit

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36
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Streptomycin MOA

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inhibits the initiation of protein synthesis by binding & distorting 30S ribosome structure

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37
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Fomepizol MOA

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inhibits alcohol dehydrogenase

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38
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Disulfiram MOA

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inhibits acetaldehyde dehydrogenase

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39
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Order of the speed of conduction w/in the heart

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Fast->Slow: Purkinje -> Atrial mm. -> Venricular mm. -> AV node

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40
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Pancoast tumors often compress

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brachial plexus to cause I/L shoulder pain & cervical sympathetic chain to cause Horner’s syndrome

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41
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Pancoast tumor origin

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Squamous cell carcinoma or Adenocarcinoma

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42
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Tumor w/ high thymidine uptake suggest

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high DNA synthesis -> high grade

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43
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Azoles MOA

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inhibit the synthesis of Ergosterol by the fungal cytochrome P450 enzymes

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44
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Auer rods

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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

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45
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Causes of Vitamin B12 def

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low intake, pernicious anemia, celiacs, Diphyllobothrium latum

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46
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Hexokinase v Glucokinase

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Hexokinase is found in most cells (low Km, high affinity)

Glucokinase is found in hepatocytes & b-cells (high Km, high Vmax)

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47
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Pyruvate dehydrogenase cofactors

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Thiamine, Lipoic acid, CoA, FAD, NAD+

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48
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Substrate & cofactor for GABA production

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Glutamate + B6

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49
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Hb Barts

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4 gamma globin chains -> fatal

50
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Tx of hemochromatosis

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Deferoxamine

51
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Orotic aciduria - enzyme deficiency

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UMP synthase

52
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Orotic aciduria - Sx

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megaloblastic anemia, no hyperammonemia

53
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RLS of beta-oxidation of fatty acids

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Carnitine Acyltransferase-1

54
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Dx test for Hereditary spherocytosis

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Osmotic fragility test

55
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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria - deficiency

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missing CD55 & CD59 -> complement attacks RBCs

56
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Cold Agglutinins

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IgM production d/t EBV, Mycoplasma –> RBC lysis

57
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Osteomyelitis in Sickle Cell pt

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Salmonella

58
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Tx for Sickle Cell pt

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Hydroxyurea

59
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Warm Agglutinins

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IgG production d/t Virus, Lupus, Malignancy, Congenital immune abnormality –> RBC lysis

60
Q

Infectious agents that may cause brown gallstones

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E. coli, Ascaris lumbricoides, O. sinensis

61
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Enzyme released by injured hepatocytes that may cause brown gallstones

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b-glucuronidase

62
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7a-hydroxylase MOA

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converts cholesterol to bile acids (reducing the chance of gallstones)

63
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Desmolase MOA

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breaks C-C bonds, plays a role in respiration and fermentation

64
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Esophageal ulcerations in immunocompromised pt is caused by

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CMV

65
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Polyuria that resolves w/ Vasopressin

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Central Diabetes Insipidus

66
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Red urine in the morning

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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

67
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HTN + hypokalemia + metabolic acidosis

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Hyperaldosteronism

68
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Fever + night sweats + weight loss

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TB, Lymphoma

69
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nystagmus + scanning speech + intention tremor

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Multiple Sclerosis

70
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vWF MOA

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binds exposed collagen to GpIb on platelets

71
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Platelet activation results in secretion of

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ADP, PDGF, fibrinogen, serotonin, lysosomal enzymes, TBXA2, Ca2+, thrombin

72
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Gp2b/3a MOA

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platelets after activation -> binds fibrinogen

73
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ITP MOA

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Ab to Gp2b/3a -> destruction of platelets

74
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ITP Tx

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Steroids, IVIG, splenectomy

75
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ITP Sx

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microhemorrhages, nose bleeds, petechiae, inc bleeding time

76
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TTP MOA

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def in ADAMTS13 -> platelet aggregation -> thrombosis

77
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Muscle cramps + dark urine following exercise

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McArdle Disease

78
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ADAMTS13 def

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TTP: widespread thrombosis d/t vWF -> thrombocytopenia

79
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Glanzman Thrombasthenia - defective

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Gp2b/3a -> abnormal platelet aggregation -> inc bleeding time

80
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vWF Disease - MOA

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defective vWF -> inc bleeding time & prolonged PTT

81
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vWF Tx

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Desmopressin (DDAVP)

82
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Bernard-Soulier Disease - defective ?

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Gp1b -> inability to bind platelets to vWF on collagen

83
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Bernard-Soulier Disease - Sx

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inc bleeding time, enlarged platelets

84
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DIC

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widespread activation of clotting, inc bleeding time, PT, PTT, D-dimer, & low platelets & fibrin

85
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Triad of HUS Sx

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Hemolysis, renal insufficiency, thrombocytopenia

86
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Pentad of TTP Sx

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Hemolysis, renal insufficiency, thrombocytopenia, Neuro Sx, Fever

87
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DIC causes

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obstetric complication, trauma, sepsis, pancreatitis, malignancy, tranfusion

88
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Fructose Intolerance - deficiency of

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Aldolase B

89
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Essential Fructosuria - deficiency of

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Fructokinase

90
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Classic Galactosemia - deficiency of

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Galactose-1-phosphate UDP

91
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Thyroid cells w/ optically clear cytoplasm “orphan annie nuclei”

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Papillary carcinoma

92
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Anemia w/ hypersegmented neutrophils

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Megaloblastic anemia

93
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Eczema + recurrent infections + thrombocytopenia

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Wiskott-Aldrich

94
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Hemosiderinuria + thrombosis

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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

95
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Most common lymphoma in adults

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Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

96
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Most common lymphoma in children

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Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

97
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Reed-sternberg cells are seen w/

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Hodgkin Lymphoma

98
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Lymphoma assoc w/ Long-term Celiac Ds

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Intestinal T-cell

99
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Starry sky appearance

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Burkitt Lymphoma

100
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Lymphoma assoc w/ Sjogren syndrome, Hashimoto thyroiditis, H. pylori

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Marginal Cell MALToma

101
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Focal myocardial inflammation w/ multinucleate giant cells

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Aschoff bodies seen in Rheumatic Fever

102
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Eosinophilic cytoplasmic globules near nucleus in liver

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Mallory Bodies

103
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Onion skinning of periosteum

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Ewing Sarcoma

104
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Pseudopalisading tumor arrangement

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Glioblastoma

105
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Elevated serum uric acid

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gout, Lesch-Nyhan, Myeloproliferative disease

106
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Inherited defect in tubular amino acid transport

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Hartnup disease, Cystinuria

107
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Deficiency in homogentisic acid oxidase

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Alkaptonuria

108
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Blocked degradation of branched chain amino acids

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Maple Syrup urine disease

109
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atrophic glossitis, iron-deficient anemia, esophageal webs

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Plummer-Vinson Syndrome

110
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HbH

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seen in alpha-thalassemia w/ 3 allele deletions -> beta-globins form tetramers (HbH)

111
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Lead poisoning inhibits

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ferrochelatase, ALA dehydratase, rRNA degradation enzyme –> impaired heme synthesis & basophilic stippling

112
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Sideroblastic anemia - deficiency of

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ALA synthase (X-linked)

113
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Tx for Sideroblastic anemia

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pyridoxine

114
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t(14,18)

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Follicular Lymphoma (activation of Bcl2)

115
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t(11;14)

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Mantle Cell Lymphoma (activation of Cyclin D1)

116
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Glomus tumor

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sensitive tumor under nail bed originated from modified smooth muscle cells that control thermoregulation

117
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Carbolfuschin staining

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Acid-fast stain (mycobacteria, nocardia) retains stain d/t my colic acid content

118
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Enteropeptidase activates

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Trypsinogen—> Trypsin (essential for protein digestion)

119
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t(9,22)

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Philadelphia chromosome: CML bcr-abl

120
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t(8;14)

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Burkitt Lymphoma (c-myc activation)

121
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T(15,17)

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AML M3 type (retinoid acid receptor)